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Kanji Detail for 伏 - "prostrate, to hide"

伏

  • Meaning

    伏 means "prostrate, to hide." Also associated with to submit.

    1. Prostrate - To lie face down.

    2. Hide - To conceal oneself.

    3. Submit - To yield; to surrender.

    4. Ambush - To lie in wait.

  • Words using 伏

    • 起伏 きふく Listen undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
    • 伏線 ふくせん Listen foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
    • 伏兵 ふくへい Listen ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition
    • 待ち伏せ まちぶせ Listen ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
    • 伏せる ふせる Listen to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down)

  • Four-character idioms with 伏

    • 伏竜鳳雛 ふくりょうほうすう Listen gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
    • 雌伏雄飛 しふくゆうひ Listen biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish

  • Tattoo check: 伏

    • Verified meaning: prostrate, to hide
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふく, ふせ)
    • Also carries these associations: to submit

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 伏

    Surnames 伏(ふく)Listen 伏(ふせ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    prostrated; bend down; bow; cover; lay (pipes)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Fu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To prostrate. Meaning face down. | To hide; to conceal. Such as 伏兵, meaning hiding soldiers to ambush the enemy. | To submit. Bowing one's head and admitting fault is called 伏罪. | A seasonal term. The third geng day after summer solstice is 初伏 (first period), the fourth geng day is 中伏 (middle period), the first geng day after autumn begins is 末伏 (last period). These are the so-called Three Fu periods.

  • Onyomi

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    fuku(フク) フク

  • Kunyomi

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    fu.seru(ふ-せる) ふ-せる

    fu.su(ふ-す) ふ-す

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    prostrate to hide to submit ambush bow conceal crouch surrender yield lie face down lurk kneel suppress

Sentences including 伏

  • Please lie on your stomach.

  • You should keep it close.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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